FID approved 2026 budget featuring $25.1 million in assessment income with a $2.4 million increase, while maintaining zero job vacancies across all 90 budgeted positions under new state legislation. The water season concluded successfully with late-summer storms adding nearly 10,000 acre feet to projected entitlements, generating $8.2 million in total water revenues. Board members allocated most of $6.3 million in net water revenues to future capital improvements.
FID reports stable 2025 supplies with Class 1 at 100% and Kings River boosted by late storms, though storage could dip near 200,000 AF. Major dredging on the Herndon Canal and basin projects are restoring delivery and flood capacity. The revised budget shifted funds to cover higher SGMA costs, with 821 wells registered and domestic well mitigation claims pending. Big Dry Creek project costs climbed to $11.5M, and Fresno has filed suit against FID.
